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Rupert Lowe vs Sarah Coombes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth
vs
Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 146 different votes 149 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

32.9 %
40 % below average
Rank 637 of 649
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 177 of 649
187
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
568 eligible divisions
90
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.6 % of votes cast
97
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
228
49.4 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
62
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
35
-98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Contributions
81
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
55 of 111 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Transport
11 of 29 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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